A Delta Airlines flight that was heading to Palm Beach International Airport from LaGuardia in New York was diverted to Jacksonville because of a dispute involving a reclining seat, WJXT-Ch. 4 in Jacksonville is reporting.
The incident happened aboard...

The top American airlines are making more money than ever but don't expect it to mean lower prices for passengers. On the heels of three major passenger plane crashes in the span of eight days, the airline industry finally got some good news last week...

South Florida travelers frustrated by the limited and often expensive flight options to Orlando and Tallahassee could soon have another option for getting there.
Florida Express Jet Travel announced Monday that it plans to launch daily nonstop flights on...

We’re back to one of my favorite local topics, the City of Boca Raton. This time, my colleague Anne Geggis has ferreted out a typically Boca-esque (Bocaic? Bocalonian? Bocazoidal?) solution to a vexing problem, to wit: Legitimate, wholesome users of the...

Delta Air Lines has pulled the plug on its recently announced new service between Fort Lauderdale and Mexico City, which was set to start July 2.
Officials at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport said they were recently informed of the...

You never know what's inside a grab bag.
Michael Schmidt snatched a suitcase from a luggage carousel at the Daytona Beach International Airport containing $70,000 worth of surgical equipment that was scheduled to be used in a spinal operation later in...

When a major storm is approaching many airline customers naturally wonder whether the bad weather will lead to flight delays or cancellations. And that was the case during Hurricane Irene.A consumer survey by STELLAService shows how the call centers...

You fly from South Florida and arrive at your destination on time, without being bumped, losing your bag or having your trip canceled altogether.
Welcome to an increasingly small club.
Complaints about airlines across the nation in the first half of...

Several big airlines this week have added $10 surcharges for most of their tickets for travel on three busy days around Thanksgiving and New Year's holidays.
American and United airlines added the charge for most of their fares for travel on Nov. 29, the...

Airline passengers are definitely going to feel sticker shock this year. As carriers have tried to keep up with rapidly rising oil prices, they have already increased their fares four times since the start of the year, compared with only three...

You want free checked bags and extra legroom. Priority boarding sounds nice too.
But those perks are reserved for road warriors, the elite fliers among us, right? Not necessarily.
Fliers in the Southland can reach elite status with as few as six...

After being forced to wait four hours at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to take off, Delta Air Lines passengers were stuck on a tarmac in Pittsburgh for another hour Friday when no one was around to get them off the jet.Unbeknownst to...

It looks like Delta Air Lines won’t be calling itself the “world’s most trusted airline.”
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the airline’s request to trademark the slogan “The world’s most trusted airline,” saying the motto is “not...

A Delta Airlines flight landed safely at Orlando International Airport on Friday afternoon after crew reported a smoky smell in the plane's cockpit, an airport official confirmed.
The Boeing 757, carrying 231 people, was bound for Orlando from Atlanta,...

Delta Air Lines is overhauling its frequent-flier awards program, which means that high-pitched sound you hear at the airport isn't jet engines, but a bunch of business travelers wailing about the changes.
Naturally the new Delta plan is less generous,...

It's hard, but not impossible, for a challenger to knock out a sitting member of Congress. Four of Florida's U.S. representatives lost their seats two years ago.
Another set of challengers has taken aim at incumbents this year. It's still not clear...

Virgin America had the highest performance ranking among 15 U.S. airlines in 2013 in an annual study as the industry's overall quality improved, researchers said on Monday.
The national Airline Quality Rating, which ranks airlines in four categories...